Confucio Express

• Cuisine(s): Chinese
  Hours: Sun 12pm-10pm, Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 12pm-11pm
  Price: $$ $, $$
  Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
• Attire: Casual
  Features: Delivery, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
  Serving: Dinner, Lunch
  Alcohol: None
• Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary
  Parking: Lot Available

Description

Tiny Confucio Express Chinese Gourmet Cuisine amounts to a counter with a few tables on a deck overlooking a Farm Store. But it packs big flavor and is a wise choice for take-out/delivery. Try the salt-and-pepper-style seafood plate, enlivened with jalapeño, carrot, and shallots. The fish and shrimp are perfectly cooked with a crisp, caramelized coating so light you'll question if there's even batter. About a dozen of the well-seasoned crustaceans sit on a pillow of shredded iceberg lettuce, offering a cool contrast to the medium heat of the familiar green chilies. For $14, the dish, like most at Confucio, is amply portioned. The vegetable lettuce wrap ($8) is a good starter that easily serves two. Delicate iceberg lettuce cups accompany a hoisin-sautéed mixture of chopped straw mushrooms, shiitakes, water chestnuts, snow peas, carrots, and celery. Or try the dumplings, basically pan-fried pot stickers (six for $6). If you're looking for even more value, try one of Confucio's 22 specials available for lunch (11 a.m. to 4 p.m., $8.95) and dinner (4 p.m. to close, $11.95) that come with fried rice and an egg roll. Desserts such as napoleon and tres leches ($4 each) are house-made daily.